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Oct. Consumer Credit Logs Fastest Gains In 11 Months

Oct. Consumer Credit Logs Fastest Gains In 11 Months
Oct. Consumer Credit Logs Fastest Gains In 11 Months
December 07, 2018  |  Debt

The willingness to take on debt and open wallets, at least here, remains unabated. In the United States, consumer debt gained at its headiest pace...

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Borrowing By UK Corporates At Three-Year Low
Borrowing By UK Corporates At Three-Year Low
February 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Reports in Bloomberg on Monday (Feb. 26) said that, according to new data, businesses in the U.K. are borrowing at their lowest rate since 2015,...

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U.S. Consumer Borrowing Posts Biggest Increase In Six Months
U.S. Consumer Borrowing Posts Biggest Increase In Six Months
July 11, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

The American people are feeling more confident about spending, if last month’s consumer borrowing numbers are any indicator. Borrowing patterns tend to correlate directly with...

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Credit Card Debt Tops $1 Trillion
Credit Card Debt Tops $1 Trillion
April 11, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Credit card debt has surpassed the $1 trillion market in the U.S., joining student loan and auto debt to reach more than $1 trillion. According...

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Rising Rates, Rising Expectations?
Rising Rates, Rising Expectations?
March 15, 2017  |  Investments

The Federal Reserve went ahead with a widely expected decision to boost short-term interest rates Wednesday. And as is so often the case, the action...

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US Consumer Borrowing Up
US Consumer Borrowing Up
October 10, 2016  |  Consumer Finance

Fueled by school loans and purchases of new cars, U.S. consumers borrowed more in August than they have in almost a year, according to a Bloomberg...

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New Credit Scoring Startup Taps Social Data To Analyze Borrower Risk
New Credit Scoring Startup Taps Social Data To Analyze Borrower Risk
August 25, 2015  |  News

FriendlyScore, a U.K.-based FinTech solutions provider, has released an SaaS app that uses real-time social media data to help lenders create risk profiles for borrowers...

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